S/O Should We Stop Selling Sudafed?

I have been reading a little about meth and how its usage continues to climb despite our regulations on the quantity of Sudafed people can buy.

You can't make meth without Sudafed or some other brand of pseudoephedrine.

Some of our meth comes from Mexico, but I have read some things that say it's actually not the same drug, that it's less potent, because Mexico has started banning pseudoephedrine. I am shaky on this knowledge, as I cannot find my source to re-read.

Anyway, we already sell a prescription version of Crystal Meth. It's rarely prescribed. It's not an ADHD med. It's for obesity.

So, my question is, should we just ban Sudafed? Should we make it prescription only? Should we keep doing things the way we are doing? Should we deregulate Sudafed, because that's not working? Should we offer the prescription version of Crystal Meth in lieu of Sudafed, because it's safer?

How would you like to see the country handle the illegal and environmentally irresponsible manufacturing of Crystal Meth?

Right, but officers can generally tell when someone is high - so in the case of a DUI, they would just go with the sobriety test, not a pee test.

^^ there are no sobriety tests for meth, are there? Being on meth does not make you unable to walk straight lines or stand on one foot. What kind of sobriety test could accurately tell an officer that someone is on meth? "sir, please sit here and not grind your teeth for one minute. Now, let me take your pulse and count how many breaths you take in 60 seconds. Can you sit perfectly still for 5 minutes?" the effects of meth don't depress your nervous system, they enhance them. Someone with unmedicated ADHD could easily be seen as a person on meth. I've known some crazy hyper people that appear to be on uppers but are not. I'm just curious how a sobriety test would work out for meth.

there are no sobriety tests for meth, are there? Being on meth does not make you unable to walk straight lines or stand on one foot. What kind of sobriety test could accurately tell an officer that someone is on meth?

I don't know exactly what they do, I know they check pupils and they'll have a conversation with them. Someone currently high on meth does act differently and to the sober, trained eye, they can sometimes spot it if they're looking for it.

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I am not focused on the addiction, because addiction, in general, is a given, and there is no obvious solution.

The labs are not a given. The labs are a problem that will go and are going away, because meth addicts are finding other options and Sudafed is becoming more regulated.

If you read about how sick people are getting just from accidentally coming into contact with the residue, you will see that it does affect the general population when meth users are sold Sudafed. It is not just the user's problem, and they ARE already spoiling things for everybody. Making your medicine harder to get would not be the first infringement on the rights of the public. Subjecting everyone to the toxins is an infringement, too.